Forming and filling containers



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Nov. 1, 1960 c. w. voGT 2,958,168

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ATTORNEYS.

Nov. 1, 1960 c. w. voGT FoRNING AND FILLING CONTAINERS 3 Sheets-Sheet 3Filed May 19, 1959 INVENTOR. CLARE/vc: VV. V067' BY @M MM I ATTO/wf YsFORl't/l-NG AND FHiLlNG CUNTAINERS @terence W. Vogt, Weston, Conn. (Box232, Westport, Corin.)

Filed May 19, 1959, Ser. No. 814,240

1'3 Claims. (Cl. 53-30) This invention relates to a method and equipmentfor forming and filling containers more particularly of relatively thin,film-like thermoplastic material.

As conducive to an understanding of the invention, it is to be notedthat when containers are made from rela` tively thin, film-likethemoplastic material'such as poly-` ethylene, by clamping the peripheryof a sheet of such material around the periphery of a mold cavitycorre'- sponding to the contour of the container to be formed, and thencausing the sheet to stretch and conform itself to the contour of suchcavity, the entire stretching action takes place in the unclamped area.

Due to this fact, the sheet stretches substantially in proportion to theunsupported length of the sheet, that is, as portions of the sheet comeinto contact with the mold, they cease to stretch, while the remainderof the sheet continues to stretch, so that those portions which must bedisplaced the greater distance are stretched to the greatest extent. Forthis reason, when the containers are made by pressure or stretch-formingoperations, the corner portions of the containers are stretched the mostand are the thinnest and the weakest.

To reinforce the areas of the container most susceptible to abrasion anddamage, i.e., the corner portions thereof, l have provided a method ofproducing containers from thermoplastic or stretchable sheet material,as shown and described in my copending application, Serial No. 658,300filed May l0, 1957, in which the corner portions of the container can bemade thicker and stronger than their walls so that the package made fromsuch a container is rendered much more durable and resistant to impactand abrasion, yet using thinner gauge film.

The container formed as shown in said patent application Serial No. 658,300 prior to filling, comprises a cavity substantially triangular incross-section, having inwardly inclined side walls and end walls, andre-entrant corner portions extending into said cavity at the junctionsof said side and end walls, said corner portions being displaceableoutwardly to increase the capacity of said container.

Where the initial container cavity with re-entrant corners as abovedescribed, is formed in a web in one operation and later positioned overa mold having a prismlike cavity therein of dimensions such that whenthe corner portions of the initial container cavity are displacedoutwardly, the entire wall surfaces of the initial container cavity willbe supported, such support will be provided only if the moid and theinitial container cavity with the re-entrant corners are exactlyaligned. lf such alignment is not provided, then when such cornerpositions are displaced outwardly, the iinal container cavity will beirregular in shape and hence unsatisfactory.

It is accordingly among the objects of the invention to provide arelatively simple method and correspondingly simple equipment forforming in a web of thermoplastic material, cavities with re'entrantcorner portions of the type shown in said patent application and fordis- 2,958,i68 Fatentecl Nov. 1, 1960 lice.

2 placing said corner portions into a mold cavity that is substantiallyexactly aligned with the web cavity having such re-entrant corners, sothat a final container cavity of the desired conlig'uration will beformed.

Another object is to provide amethod and equipment of the above typewhereby container cavities of the above type may be formed and filledzand readily juxtaposed to form rectangular packages to minimize storageand shipping space.

According to they invention these. objects are accomplished by thearrangement' and combination 0f elements hereinafter described and moreparticularly recited in the claims..

This application is a continuation-input of co-pending applicationSerial No. 801,869, filed March 25, 1959.

In the accompanying drawings in which are shown one or more of. variouspossible embodiments of the several features of the invention.

Figs. l and 1A are diagrammatic side elevational views of the equipment,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the supporting belt for thecontainers,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along line 3--3 of Fig. l,

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 3 taken along line 4-4 of Fig. l,-

Fig. 5 is a` plan view taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 3,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of Fig. l,

AFig. 7 isa view similar to Fig. 6 taken along line 7-7 of Fig. 1A,

Figs. 8, l()` and 10A are plan views of the supporting belt for thecontainer, showing the webs severed to form a composite package ofdifferent types, and

Figs. 9, l1 and l2 are perspective views of diierent types ot compositepackages that can be assembled from the containers formed by theequipment. A

Referring now to the drawings, as shown in Figs. 1 and 1A, the equipmentcomprises a pair of spaced pulleys or rollers l1 and 12, each mounted ona horizontal shaft 13, said rollers being encompassed by an endless belt14 and being driven by a suitable motor (not shown) to advance said beltin the direction indicated by the arrows.

The belt 14 is preferably formed from a thin sheet of flexible materialsuch as steel and has a plurality of spaced holes 15 along each of itsside edges, which coact with complementary outstanding pins 16 on thepulleys 11 and 12 to ensure positive advance of said belt by saidpulleys.

As shown in Fig. Z, for example, the belt 14 has a plurality of rows ofspaced rectangular apertures 17 therethrough extending longitudinallythereof. Although two rows are illustratively shown, `it is to beunderstood that more or less could be provided.

kAs shown in Fig. 2, the apertures 17 define longitudinal strips 20, 21along each of the side edges of the belt, a longitudinal strip 22between adjacent transversely aligned pairs of apertures 17 andtransverse strips 23 between adjacent apertures, said strips defining aframe around each aperture.

Means are provided to apply a web 25 of thermoplastic material on top ofthe upper run 26 of said belt 14. To this end, as shown in Fig. 1, apressure roller 31 is provided rotatably mounted on a horizontal shaft32, and located so `that it will press against the periphery of pulley`lll. The roller 31 which may be of resilient material, is of lengthslightly less than the transverse spacing between the pins 16 of pulley11 and the width of the web 25 is substantially the same as that of theroller 31st) that it will clear said pins 16.

As shown in Fig. l, the web 25 which is drawn from a suitable supplyroll (not shown) is positioned between the roller 31 and the pulley 11to be advanced by rotation of the latter.

Means are provided to soften the web 25 of thermoplastic material sothat it may readily be formed into a container cavity in the mannerhereinafter to be described.

To this end, as shown in Fig. 1, a heating unit 34 is providedpositioned directly over the upper run 26 of the belt 14 adjacent thepulley 11 and extending transversely across the belt slightly spacedfrom the latter, so that as the web 25 is advanced beneath the heatingunit 34, it will be softened thereby.

Means are provided to form a cavity in such softened web 25 and to fillsuch cavity.

To this end, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, a rectangular plate 41 isprovided positioned beneath the upper run 26 of belt 14 and mounted on aplunger 42 which may be reciprocated in any suitable manner to raise andlower the plate `41.

As shown in Fig. 3, the plate 41 is of width substantially equal to thatof the belt 14 and of length slightly greater than the width of three ofsaid apertures, including the transverse strips 23 associated therewith.

Mounted on the plate 41 and rising therefrom adjacent each of the ends43, 44 thereof are spaced molds 45, 46.

The mold 45 which is of the type used to form the containers shown in myco-pending application Serial No. 658,300, filed May l0, 1957, comprisesa rectangular block 51 which illustratively has two longitudinallyaligned spaced cavities 52 therein.

Each of the cavities has downwardly converging side walls 53 and endwalls 54. Portions of each of the side and end walls 53, 54 are directedinwardly to form re-entrant corner portions 55, 56 of pyramidal(threesided) shape, extending into each cavity and preferably havingtheir apices 57, slightly fiat and lying in a plane slightly above theplane of the mouth of the cavity.

The cavities 52 in the molds 45 thus are substantially prism-like incontour and the bottom of each cavity has an aperture 61, closed by asubstantially V-shaped porous plate 62, illustratively of sinteredmetal, and which is in communication with a bore 63 extending throughthe mold 45.

In addition small diameter bores 50 extend through the corner portions55, 56 into the bore 63 to permit application of suction to the upperend areas of the cavities.

Positioned over the belt I14 vertically aligned with said mold is aclamp member 65 which, as shown in Figs. l and 3, comprises an elongatedplate 66 of length and Width substantially the same as that of the mold45. f

The plate 66 has depending ribs 67 extending the length thereof andtransversely thereacross which are designed to coact with the mouthportions of the mold 45 extending laterally of the cavities 52 therein,said ribs being vented as at 68.

The mold 46 is similar in outward configuration to the mold 45 and alsohas two cavities 52 therein. However, as shown in Figs. l, 2 and 4, thecavities 52' are prism-like in contour being substantially triangular incross-section with substantially parallel end walls 70.

The bottom of each cavity 52 at the junction of the inwardly inclinedside Walls 71 thereof has an elongated aperture 72 closed by asubstantially V-shaped porous plate 73, also illustratively of sinteredmetal and which is in communication with a bore 74 extending through themold 46.

Positioned over the, belt 14 vertically aligned with the cavities in themold 46 is a filling head 75 which may be of the type disclosed, forexample, in any of my co-pending applications Serial No. 585,775 filedMay 18, 1956, Serial No. 594,152 led June 27, 1956, Serial No595,214,9,Vt`11ed1u1y 2, 1956 Serial No.,V 743,041, filed June 19, 1958,and Serial No. 776,308, filed November 25, 1958, by means of which acharge of pulverulent or finely-divided material, is blown by means ofgas under pressure into a container cavity formed in the manner to bedescribed.

With the equipment thus far described, as the belt 14 is advanced by thepulleys 11 and 12, the web 25 of thermoplastic material will be drawnfrom the supply roll by the pulley 11 and roller 31, and as such web isadvanced beneath the heater 34 it will be softened.

With further advance of the web, apertures 17 of the belt 14, spanned bythe softened portion of the web which is supported by the belt 14therebeneath, will be positioned between the clamp member 65 and theforming mold `45.

At this time movement of the belt 14 is stopped and the plate 41 islifted by its plunger 42 to move the mold 45 against the undersurface ofthe belt with the cavities 52 in said mold 45 aligned with thetransversely aligned apertures 17 in the belt.

Thus the softened web portion will be clamped between the belt 14 andthe depending ribs 67 of the clamp member 65 with the softened portionof the web spanning said apertures 17 and the mouth of the mold cavities52.

Thereupon suction is applied to the mold cavities 52 through bore 63,aperture 61 and porous member 62, and lalso through bores 5t) to theportion of the web over the corner portion 55, 56 so that said softenedportion of the web will be drawn into the cavities 52 to assume aconfiguration complementary thereto.

Thus as shown in Fig. 2, there will be initially formed in the webopen-mouth cavities `C each of which is substantially triangular incross section, having reentrant corner portions extending into thecavity which are substantially pyramidal in shape with slightly `flatapices and which are displaceable outwardly to render the interior ofthe cavity prism-like in shape.

After the web cavities C are thus formed, the mold 45 is moveddownwardly by downward movement of the plate 41 and the belt 14 isadvanced a distance suflicient to align another heated and softened webportion with the mold 45 and clamp member 65 and the forming operationpreviously described is repeated.

With another step advance of the belt, the aperture 17 containingcavities C first formed in the web, will have been moved into alignmentwith the mold 46 and the filling head 75.

Thereupon when the plate 41 is lifted for formation of web cavities bythe mold 45, the mold 46 will be exactly aligned with the web cavities Cfirst formed and will move the frame-like area of the belt around theperiphery of said web cavities against the outlet of the filiing head toform a dependable seal.

The filling head is then actuated in manner described in said co-pendingpatent applications, to force a charge of pulverulent material or thelike into the web cavities C. As a result, the re-entrant cornerportions 55', 56 of such initial web cavities C will be displacedoutwardly to form final cavities C that conform to the contour of theprismlike cavities in mold 46, the air in said mold being vented throughporous member 73, aperture 72 and bore 74.

inasmuch as the periphery of the cavity C initially formed in the web bythe mold 45 will be supported by the belt 14 and will be transported bysaid belt into exact alignment with the cavity 52 in the mold 46, thereis assurance that when such web cavity is filled and its reentrantcorners are displaced outwardly it will exactly conform to the contourof the prism-like cavity in mold 46, thereby ensuring that filledcontainers of the desired conguration will be formed.

Since the corners of the filled containers C have not been stretched inthe formation thereof, they will be of substantially the same thicknessas the originalfilm of thermoplastic material and hence will not breakdown when subjected to abrasion in normal handling or packaging.

It is also to be noted that the thickness of the belt 14 actually formspart of the molds 45 and 46 for the web is stretched through theaperture 17 in the belt into the mold cavities. Once the initial cavityC is formed by the mold 45, since its periphery or frame-like area issupported by the belt, when the latter has advanced the web cavity, itwill be moved without relative movement with respect to the belt, andwhen the aperture 17 in the belt in which the initial cavity C ispositioned, is moved into alignment with the cavity in mold 46, the webcavity C will also be exactly aligned with the cavity in mold 46 toensure that it will conform exactly to the contour of such mold cavity.

Means are provided to cover the mouth of the filled container C formedby the equipment thus far described.

To this end, as shown in Figs. l and 6, a pair of vertically alignedhorizontal rollers 81, 82 are provided, straddling the belt 14 andextending transversely across the 'latten at least one of said rollersbeing driven.

As shown in Fig. 6, the roller 82 has a pair of annular recesses 83therein defining annular pressure portions 84 aligned with the strips20, 21, 22. of the belt 14, to provide clearance for the filled cavity Cformed in the web 25.

A web 85 of thermoplastic material from which the cover is formed, isfed from suitable supply roll (not shown) between the rollers 81, 82 tobe advanced thereby, said web being positioned on top of the web 25 inwhich the container cavities C have been formed and filled. i

Means are provided to heat the portions of the webs 25 and 85 extendinglaterally of the mouth of each of the filled container cavities C. Tothis end, as shown in Figs. lA and 7, a heating and sealing unit 86 isprovided comprising a plate 87 suitably mounted so that it may bevertically reciprocated by a plunger 88.

The plate 87 which extends transversely across the belt 14, carriessuitable heating elements 89 and has a depending rib 91 extending alongtheV rear `edge thereof which is slightly convex as at 93 and is adaptedto be aligned with the transverse strips 23 of the belt 14, anddepending parallel ribs 92 extending longitudinally of the belt andaligned with the longitudinal strips 20, 21 and 22 of the belt 14.

Thus when the belt 14 in its step by step advance, moves the iilledcontainer cavity C with the cover web 85 thereon beneath the sealingunit 86, with the ribs 91, 92 thereof in vertical alignment with one ofthe transverse strips 23 and the longitudinal strips '20, 21, 22 of thebelt, the latter will stop and the heating unit is moved downwardly tobring its ribs 91 and 92 into engagement with the webs 25 and 85.

To ensure dependable sealing action, as shown in Figs. lA and 7, aplurality of parallel backing rails 95 are provided aligned respectivelywith the strips 20, 21, 22 of the belt 14 and positioned beneath thelatter, said rails being mounted on a suitable support 96 and positionedbeneath the heating unit 86. i

Thus when the heating unit 86 is moved downwardly its ribs 91, 92 willseal together the juxtaposed portions of webs 25, 85 which define aframe-like area around the iilled cavity C in the web 25.

It is to be noted that there is only a sealing rib 91 at the rear edgeof plate 87. This is to 4avoid two heat sealings of the transverseportion of the frame-like area of the webs 25, 85, the sealing rib 91acting on successive transverse portions as the belt advances in itsstep by step movements. The concave portions 93 of the sealing rib 91ensure positive engagement with the portions of the webs 25, 85 spanningthe strips 20, 21, 22, as such webportions may bow slightly.

Means are provided to sever and intermittenti-y slit the heat sealedportions of the webs 25 andSS.

To this end to sever the heat sealed portions extending transverselybetween transversely aligned pairs of filled container cavities C and tointermittently slit the heat sealed portion extending longitudinallybetween said transversely aligned pairs of containers as shown in Fig.8, the severing and slitting means 97 and 98 shown in Fig. 1A areprovided.

The severing means 97 comprises a continuous cutting blade 99 suitablymounted on a reciprocable plunger 101 and extending transversely acrossthe belt 1-4. The slitting means 98 comprises an interrupted slittingblade 102 suitably mounted on a reciprocable plunger 103 and extendinglongitudinally of the belt 14 `aligned with the central strip 22thereof.

To ensure dependable severing and slitting action, the backing railsalso extend beneath the severing and slitting blades 99 and 102 and inaddition an additional backing rail 100 controlled by a reciproeableplunger 104, extends between pairs of the rails 95 to be moved upwardlyinto juxtaposition with the portions of the webs 25, 85 extendingtransversely between the transversely aligned filled container cavities.

Thus, as the webs 25, 85 are advanced with step by step movement of thebelt 14, when such belt is at rest, the plungers 101 and i103 will bemoved downwardly and the plunger 104 will be moved upwardly to providedependable severing and slitting action.

As a result groups of pairs of iilled containers transversely alignedwith respect to the web will be formed, slit as at 105 between theiradjacent ends as shown in Figs. 8 and 9.

If desired, the blade 102 can be a continuoussevering blade; thesevering blade 99 can be reciprocated to act upon alternate transverseportions of the webs and an Iadditional interrupted slitting blade canbe provided to act upon alternate transverse portions of. the web. Sucharrangement would provide groups of pairs of filled containerslongitudinally aligned with respect to the web and intermittently slitas at 106 between their Iadjacent sides as shown in Figs. l0, 1l and l2.

It is also within the scope of the invention to sever and slit the websin the manner shown in Fig. 10A. Thus the blade 102 can be a continuoussevering blade; the severing blade 99 can be reciprocated to act uponevery fourth transverse portion of the webs and an additionalinterrupted slitting bladecan be provided to act upon the threetransverse portions of the webs between the adjacent severed portionsthereof.

Such arrangement would provide two rows each having groups of four illedcontainers longitudinally aligned with respect to the web; andintermittently slit as at 106 between their adjacent sides as shown inFig. 10A.

Means are provided to remove from the belt 14, the iilled containers.severed and slit as above described.

To this end as shown in Fig, lA, a plate 109 is provided positionedbeneath the belt 14 and mounted on a reciprocable plunger 111. Mountedon the plate 109 are spaced elongated blocks 112 of dimensions such thatthey may move through the apertures 17 in the belt 14, each of theblocks 112 having a cavity 113 in which the lower. central portion ofthe lled container may seat.

Thus when the belt 14 is at rest, the plate 109 is moved upwardly tomove the blocks 112 thereon through the apertures 17. in the belt 14,thereby to lift the lled containers clear of such belt intojuxtaposition with a suction head i114. The suction head 114 will thushold the `filled containers above and clear of the belt and in anysuitable manner may be moved laterally, for example, to deposit the lledcontainers on la suitable discharge conveyor and then is restored to itsready position over the plate 109.

The filled container cavities when in end to end relation, as shown inbroken lines in Fig. 9, may be pivoted together as shown in full linesto form a package that is substantially square in cross section andcomprising two filled containers.

When the filled containers are in side by side relation, as shown inbroken lines in Fig. 1l, they may be pivoted together as shown in fulllines to form a triangle and as the `outer surface of the cover web 85is accessible to view and not stretched when applied, it may have beenpreviously printed with suitable indicia. If desired two of Suchtriangles may be placed into juxtaposition to form a package that issquare in cross section comprising four filled containers.

In' such side by side relation, the filled containers may be pivotedtogether as shown in full lines in Fig. 12 also to form a package thatis substantially square in cross section compris-ing two filledcontainers.

With the groups of four filled containers in side by side relation asshown in Fig. A, they may be pivoted together to form a package that issquare in cross section comprising four filled containers.

Where the containers are to be filled with soap powder, detergents orthe like, each containing a measured charge of such material, and whichyare to be introduced without opening, into a dish-washer or Washingmachine, the thermoplastic webs ZS, 85 could be a film of any suitablewater-soluble material.

Although films of such water-soluble material are relatively fragile, byreason of the fact that the corners of the filled .containers aresubstantially unstretched and substantially the same thickness as theremaining portions of the container they are not likely to be damaged orpunctured -at such corners by ordinary shipping and handling.

As many changes could be made in the above method and equipment, andmany apparent widely different embodiments of this invention could bemade `without departing from the scope of the claims, it is intendedthat all matter contained in the above description `or shown in theaccompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in`a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaiim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. The method of providing a container cavity to receive material to bepackaged, which comprises supporting a rectangular frame-like area of afilm of stretchable material, forming from the film within the regiondefined by the frame-like area, an initial cavity having re-entrantreversible corners, the apices of which extend towards the plane of theframe-like area, and thereupon while still supporting the frame-likearea of the film, and without relative movement between said frame-likearea and its support, reversing said corners lby displacing the latteraway from the plane of the frame-like area to form the container cavity.

2. The method set forth in claim 1 in which the film is of thermoplasticmaterial and is heated for softening thereof prior to being formed intosuch initial cavity.

3. The method setforth in claim 1 in which suction is applied to formthe initial cavity with the re-entrant reversible corners.

4. The method set forth in claim 1 in which the corners are displacedaway from the frame-like area by filling of the initial cavity with thematerial to be packaged.

5. The method set forth in claim 1 in which the film is placed intojuxtaposition with a mold cavity of configuration complementary to thatof the initial cavity to be formed and suction is applied to draw theregion of the film within the frame-like area thereof into such moldcavity to fo-rm `the initial cavity.

6. Apparatus for forming containers comprising a frame having anaperture, means for applying a web of stretchable material over saidframe to span the aperture therein, a mold positioned beneath said frameand having a cavity therein with outward extensions corresponding inlocation to corner portions of a container to be formed, said extensionsbeing mirror images of said corners, means to move the region of thefilm spanning the aperture in the frame into said mold to form aninitial cavity in the web that conforms to the contour of the moldcavity, while retaining the frame-like area of said web around theperiphery of said frame aperture against said periphery, a second moldpositioned beneath said frame and having a cavity therein and of greatervolume than said first mold cavity, means to release said web cavityfrom said first mold and to align the frame aperture with itsassociatedinitial web cavity with said second mold, while maintainingthe periphery of the initial cavity in said web against the periphery ofsaid frame aperture, and means to conform the initial web cavity to thecontour of the second mold cavity.

7. The combination set forth in claim 6 in which an endless belt isprovided having a plurality of successive apertures, the portion of saidbelt around the periphery 'of each aperture defining the frame of eachaperture.

8. The combination set forth in claim 6 in which the means to conformthe web cavity to the contour of the second mold cavity, comprises alling member, means to effect .relative movement between the frame andthe filling member to bring said frame aperture with itsassociated'initial web cavity and said filling member into alignment,whereby upon discharge of material from said filling member into theinitial web cavity, the latter will be conformed to the contour of saidsecond mold cavity.

9. The combination set forth in claim 8 in which means are provided toapply a cover web over said fille-d container cavity and to seal theframe-like area of the web in which the cavity is formed to thecorresponding portion of the cover web.

10. The combination set forth in claim 6 in which an endless belt isprovided having a plurality of successive apertures, the portion of saidbelt around the periphery of each aperture defining the frame of eachaperture, and means are provided to effect step by step advance of saidbelt successively to bring the apertures therein into alignment withsaid first and second molds.

11. The combination set forth in claim 6 in which an endless belt isprovide-d having a plurality of successive apertures, the portion ofsaid belt around the periphery of Ieach aperture defining the frame ofeach aperture, and means are provided to effect step by step advance ofsaid belt successively to bring the apertures therein into alignmentwith said first and second molds, means to apply a cover web over ysaidfilled container cavity and to seal the frame-like area of the web inwhich the cavity is formed to the corresponding portion of the cover weband means to sever said webs to separate said :filled container cavities, said belt advancing said webs to said severing means.

12. The combination set forth in claim 11 in which means are provided tomove the separated filled containers out of the apertures in said belt.l

13. The' combination set forth in claim 6 in which the web is ofthermoplastic material.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS LoeuFeb. 28, 1956

